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When Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798, he brought with him an entourage of more than 160 scholars and scientists. Known as the French Commission on the Sciences and Arts of Egypt, these experts undertook an extensive survey of the countryâs archeology, topography, and natural history. Among the contributors to the survey was Jean FranÃ§ois Champillon, who used the famous Rosetta Stone to unlock many of the mysteries that long had surrounded the language of ancient Egypt. In 1802... Topics: Natural history -- Egypt, Scientific expeditions -- Egypt, Music -- Egypt, Egypt

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Subject (matter): Occult book based on demonology Author: Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy Illustrator: Louis Le Breton There is already an archive in place, but you can never get enough archives these days. This text is supposedly the 1863 edition (the edition w/ illustrations [I love illustrations!]), currently archived in "Source: gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliotheque nationale de France" (sounds municipal) and now archived in archive.org. I would like to thank archive.org for its... Topics: Bibliotheque nationale de France, Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy, Louis Le Breton,...